Adolescents and Youth in Developing Countries: Health and Development Issues in Context

Autor/inn/en	Fatusi, Adesegun O.; Hindin, Michelle J.
Titel	Adolescents and Youth in Developing Countries: Health and Development Issues in Context
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescence, 33 (2010) 4, S.499-508 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0140-1971
DOI	10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.05.019
Schlagwörter	Holistic Approach; Young Adults; Adolescents; Social Environment; Developing Nations; Social Influences; Adolescent Development; Economic Factors; Socialization; Gender Issues; Public Health; Population Trends + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Holistischer Ansatz; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Soziales Umfeld; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Sozialer Einfluss; Ökonomischer Faktor; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Geschlechterfrage; Gesundheitswesen; Bevölkerungsprognose
Abstract	Adolescence is a period of transition, marked by physical, psychological, and cognitive changes underpin by biological factors. Today's generation of young people--the largest in history--is approaching adulthood in a world vastly different from previous generations; AIDS, globalisation, urbanisation, electronic communication, migration, and economic challenges have radically transformed the landscape. Transition to productive and healthy adults is further shaped by societal context, including gender and socialisation process. With the evidence that young people are not as healthy as they seem, addressing the health and development issues of young people, more than ever before, need concerted and holistic approach. Such approach must take the entire lifecycle of the young person as well as the social environment into context. This is particularly critical in developing countries, where three major factors converge--comparatively higher proportion of young people in the population, disproportionately high burden of youth-related health problems, and greater resources challenge. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10